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Music Kid Cudi's "Man On The Moon III" First Week Sales Projections Are In Can Cudi beat out Taylor Swift for the top spot? By Karlton Jahmal December 12, 2020
Pop Culture Rapper Deezer D Passes Away at 55 The "ER" star passed away on Thursday, January 7th. By Madusa S. January 08, 2021
Music Tupac Secures A Bunch Of Posthumous Platinum Plaques The RIAA reveals that Tupac's 1993 singles "Keep Ya Head Up" and "I Get Around" finally reach platinum status, and "Dear Mama" has officially gone triple platinum. By Joshua Robinson April 02, 2021
Music Gucci Mane Reads Classic Literature In MSCHF's "Project Gucciberg" Deepfake With the release of "Project Gucciberg," Gucci Mane is the latest entertainer to fall victim to third-party deepfakes. By Joshua Robinson March 04, 2021
Music Kanye West Details His Plan To "Free All Artists By Any Means Necessary" Kanye West is intent on backing his words with tangible actions. By Dre D. September 23, 2020
Music Benny The Butcher Announces "The Burden Of Plugs" Tour Benny The Butcher is ready to take his show on the road, announcing "The Burden Of Plugs" tour date this October. By Mitch Findlay April 02, 2021
Music Kodak Black & NBA YoungBoy Drop Albums: Twitter Reacts With Kodak Black and YoungBoy Never Broke Again both having delivered new albums last night, check out some of the early reactions hitting Twitter. By Mitch Findlay November 11, 2020
Reviews 21 Savage & Metro Boomin "Savage Mode 2" Review "Savage Mode II" is a glorious expansion of the undeniable chemistry that Metro Boomin & 21 Savage introduced four years ago, further cementing their status in the pantheon of rapper-producer duos. By Aron A. October 11, 2020
Music Kehlani To Remove Tory Lanez's Verse From "Can I" Single On Deluxe Album Kehlani shared that the music video for "Can I," a track that features Tory Lanez, is set for release tomorrow, but the deluxe version of her album will have a few changes. By Erika Marie July 30, 2020
Music Lil Wayne & Drake's "B.B. King Freestyle" Is Now Streaming Lil Wayne and Drake release the "B.B. King Freestyle" from "No Ceilings 3" on streaming services. By Alex Zidel December 01, 2020
Pop Culture Drake Cops Two Tupac Shakur-Inspired Jesus Piece Chains Drake tapped Jason of Beverly Hills to create two Jesus piece chains that don Tupac Shakur's likeness. By Erika Marie July 30, 2020
Music Juicy J Deems Three 6 Mafia The Best Group Of All Time Following the release of his fifth studio album "The Hustle Continues," Juicy J comes through to assert Three 6 Mafia's rap game dominance. By Mitch Findlay December 01, 2020